Why are we always the ones who get hurt when the emperor and Xu Yanmo get angry?

Before Ji Sui even had time to warm up his seat,

he was called over by the old emperor. The old emperor didn't care about Ji Sui's feelings of having just found his granddaughter and just knowing that his daughter had died. Instead, he was afraid that Ji Sui would faint and prevent him from asking questions, so he asked the kitchen to bring him a bowl of blood bird's nest.

Then, he asked directly with an unhappy look on his face, "What happened back then!"

Ji Sui ate two mouthfuls of blood bird's nest for fun, but it was tasteless.

"Back then..."

Ji Sui still remembered that year, it was the last battle before the founding of the country. At that time, he was fortunate to become the commander of the rear army and was sent to be in charge of the logistics of this battle. He was almost always on the job. His ex-wife also followed him and said that she wanted to take care of his body so that he would not be too busy to fall ill.

"My wife stole the information I put in my study, from military dispatch instructions to the location of grain and hay."

The old emperor frowned and recalled: "But that year..."

"Your Majesty is right. Something went wrong that year. The information she stole was a discarded decision. I am used to remembering the real decision."

Ji Sui said this without feeling proud. He just sat there and said it almost masochistically: "My wife is not an orphan. In fact, she is the daughter of the prime minister of the Great Zhou. She was separated in the war. Later, he resolutely stole intelligence and returned to the country. On the day when the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, I rushed to see her, and she... committed suicide in front of me. "

The blood sprayed all over his face and body. Since then, he has always felt that his body is sticky and can't be washed clean.

"Before that, she was still pregnant. After returning home, the child was sent away as soon as it was born. I can only find out that it was a girl."

"That's what happened, Your Majesty."

- The reason why he had always resisted contacting Xu Yanmo in advance was that he was afraid that Xu Yanmo would reveal that his daughter was the granddaughter of the prime minister of the previous dynasty.

The daughter is gone, but the daughter still has a daughter.

Ji Sui stood up, knelt in front of the old emperor, and his forehead touched the ground with a "dong".

"I failed in my duty as a commander-in-chief. I did not notice that someone was plotting to steal intelligence. I failed in my duty as a husband. I did not notice my wife's conflicts in time. I failed as a father. I forced my daughter's biological mother and her entire family to death. My daughter has been wandering outside since she was born and her life or death is unknown..."

"I don't think I am worthy of having a child again. I just want to find my daughter back."

"Qin Zheng knows nothing about this. She doesn't know that she is the blood of the prime minister of the previous dynasty. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and spare her life! I am willing to exchange my life for yours!"

...

"The old emperor actually has such a big opinion of the prime minister of the previous dynasty." Xu Yanmiao clicked his tongue: "Back then, the prime minister pretended to surrender and almost succeeded in the internal and external cooperation. He also killed one of the old emperor's vanguards. The old emperor was so angry that he said he would expose his body in the wilderness."

——Although he let the other party go in the end, and buried him and his family who died for the country.

"No wonder Ji Sui didn't dare to tell the truth to the old emperor. In order to conceal his daughter's bloodline of the prime minister of the previous dynasty, he reached an agreement with Princess Qinghe who accidentally found out about this matter. He would not interfere with the princess's keeping a lover, and the princess would give his daughter the status of a princess, the only daughter of the legitimate princess of Daxia." He

muttered a few times.

Turned his head.

He uttered a long list of food names to the stall vendor without taking a breath in between.

"These are them, give me one of each! Thank you!"

The fragrant and hot snacks were being made, and Xu Yanmiao's eyes were particularly hot: "Add spicy, spicy! Add spicy to everything!"

There are so many delicious things in the night market of Daxia! And you can add any spiciness you want!

Turning around, he saw Ji Sui walking in the bustling East Market, and it was obvious that he was absent-minded. Behind him was a man dressed as a servant, looking at him nervously.

"Hmm..." Xu Yanmiao glanced at Ji Sui hesitantly, and then glanced at the fried goods that were about to be out of the pot next to him. After going back and forth three or five times, he stepped forward hesitantly: "Mr. Ji?"

Ji Sui suddenly woke up and looked over: "...It's you?"

Xu Yanmiao blinked.

Ji Sui looked at him and suddenly said: "Do you remember the famine in Henan two years ago?"

Xu Yanmiao's eyes drifted for a moment.

The year before last, he hadn't traveled through time yet.

"Of course I remember such a big disaster!"

Ji Sui: "..."

Well, he doesn't know.

But now he has been transferred to be a local official, and he can no longer hear this person's thoughts, so he doesn't know why he doesn't know.

Ji Sui: "I went to supervise relief before, and transferred grain from Henan. I found that officials there colluded with officials from the Ministry of Revenue and embezzled official grain. This led to the drought in Henan two years ago. It couldn't be stopped in time, and it caused famine and people eating each other."

Xu Yanmiao was stunned: "Why... tell me this?"

Ji Sui: "..."

Ji Sui could only guess Xu Yanmiao's thoughts with difficulty, and chose his words carefully. "I am no longer an official. I want to present the evidence I have collected, but I am afraid that someone will interfere. You have always been friends with Princess Wanshou..."

Ji Sui said a lot, and Xu Yanmiao just listened quietly. He didn't know what he was thinking. Anyway, Xu Yanmiao nodded in the end: "Okay, if I meet Princess Wanshou, I will give these evidences to her."

Then, Xu Yanmiao left.

After he left, Ji Sui did not move for a long time.

So long that the servant behind him began to speak: "Master?"

"I can't hear you..."

"What..."

Ji Sui stood under the lights of the night market, his shadow stretched very long.

The voice was slightly melancholy.

"I can't hear it anymore."

Ji Sui was annoyed and angry when he could hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice, but when he really couldn't hear it, it was like seeing a door slam shut in front of him.

Only officials in Beijing could hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice. Local officials, even if they had official seals and even if they temporarily stood on the land of Beijing, could not hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice.

Previously, he was transferred to be a prefect. Although he understood that his official career had come to an end and the emperor would never let him return to Beijing, he had not yet clearly felt the difference emotionally. His door was still broken by many people, his network of contacts was still there, he was still the leader of the Jinwen School, and even his good friend was the current crown prince.

But, there was no more moment like when he could not hear Xu Yanmiao's inner voice, when Ji Sui deeply realized...it was really different.

- He had been rejected from the field of power.

And without real power, those things would not be implemented in the end, they were just good names.

The servant didn't know how to start the conversation, so he racked his brains and said, "The young lady is still waiting for the old man to come back."

This was actually a lie. Qin Zheng had always been cold to him, so how could she wait for him to come back.

Ji Sui glanced at the direction where Xu Yanmiao left with complicated eyes, then thought of Qin Zheng, and his expression softened all of a sudden: "Forget it."

It doesn't matter if A Zheng doesn't recognize him now, he did something wrong, and he will spend his whole life begging A Zheng for forgiveness. It doesn't matter if there is no understanding, he will do his best to make up for A Zheng.

He also remembered that someone had sent him a message saying that the gentleman who wrote "Nu Ji" had been released by the emperor, and he said that he would return to his hometown, start with the people around him, and expand the influence of "Nu Ji" little by little .

Coincidentally, the hometown of the other party happened to be the jurisdiction of his prefecture in the future. He was fortunate to be forgiven by the emperor and allowed to take his family to the office.

Thinking of that gentleman and "Nu Ji".

Ji Sui sneered.

Want to expand the influence of "Nu Ji"? Try it.

*

Xu Yanmiao came to the court with dark circles under his eyes.

He thought about how to expose the corruption all night.

This matter is a bit complicated, and Princess Wanshou may not be able to handle it.

——Xu Yanmiao never thought that Ji Sui’s so-called informing Princess Wanshou was just an excuse. He just wanted Xu Yanmiao to understand the matter and say it in his heart in the court tomorrow... In this way, all the credit will be Xu Yanmiao’s.

Ji Sui really hated Xu Yanmiao’s noise, but he was also very grateful to Xu Yanmiao for helping him find his granddaughter.

Xu Yanmiao was distracted and completely ignored the eyes and tone of the clerk of the Ministry of War who tried to remind him.

The clerk of the Ministry of War was very anxious.

Xu Lang! Don’t be distracted! His Majesty is obviously very unhappy today. What if he is discovered...

"Xu Yanmiao." The old emperor's voice was calm.

But... Xu Yanmiao was distracted.

The old emperor: "..." He took a deep breath and raised his voice: "Xu Yanmiao."

Xu Yanmiao was still distracted.

The military secretary squinted his eyes and winked until he almost had a cramp.

Xu Lang! Xu Lang? ! !

The Jinyiwei took the old emperor's hint and trotted over: "Xu Secretary! His Majesty is calling you!"

Xu Yanmiao suddenly came back to his senses and quickly walked out of the class: "Greetings, His Majesty."

The old emperor pulled up the corner of his mouth, thinking of the shock he received at the execution ground yesterday, and began to openly... find fault.

Yes, he was finding fault, so obvious that the court officials couldn't bear to look at it, and strangely felt sorry for Xu Yanmiao.

Listen, what are they all about——

"Did you edit and copy this document? Look! The handwriting is almost outside the paper!"

"Why don't you copy the document three times? The rule is two copies, so why can't you take the initiative? You have to do something according to the rule?"

"Also, why do you usually eat alone? You are so lonely! How can you be an official!" It's

just looking for trouble.

However, Your Majesty actually noticed that Xu Yanmo usually eats alone...

Many court officials were very upset.

And, this kind of finding fault... Who has ever seen the emperor unhappy? He actually just made trouble for others, and even in the officialdom, this little trouble is not considered a warning. This is just a temper, and it is a child's temper.

If they had this treatment, they would wake up laughing in their dreams. What is

Xu Yanmiao doing standing there? Why not admit these mistakes quickly and say something nice to please the emperor!

However, the college student who didn't sleep well the whole night yesterday because of Ji Sui's talk about corruption hesitated...

[What's wrong with the old emperor? ]

He suddenly became terrified: [Did he know that someone in the Ministry of Revenue colluded with Henan officials to embezzle official grain? ! ]

[Wouldn't he suspect that I was involved? ]

[This! The fact that only 2.36 million shi of grain was actually stored instead of 5.71 million shi has nothing to do with me! ]

[I have never been corrupt! ]

The old emperor was in a good mood, and then he fell from heaven to hell.

The smile on his face froze.

5.71 million shi were supposed to be stored in the warehouse, but only 2.36 million shi were actually stored...

nearly 60% less? !

Who did it!!!

The entire Ministry of Revenue, from the Shangshu to the Siwu, from the second rank to the ninth rank, broke out in a cold sweat, and they almost knelt down on the spot and swore to the heavens that they had nothing to do with it!

They were all very desperate.